CALABRESI, Circuit Judge.
Lawrence Johnson ("Johnson" or "plaintiff"), formerly an inmate at the Metropolitan Detention Center ("MDC") in Brooklyn, New York, filed suit against the defendants, corrections officers at MDC, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Johnson, proceeding pro se, sought damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for injuries sustained when he was attacked by another inmate, who was allegedly incited by
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